Mr Kenneth Okonkwo, the spokesperson for the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has asserted that fuel subsidy should not exist in Nigeria.
During his appearance on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Okonkwo, however, criticised the timing of fuel subsidy removal by the President Bola Tinubu administration, describing it as ill-conceived.
He highlighted that hunger and poverty continue to afflict more than 35 million Nigerians who are struggling to secure adequate food.
Okonkwo further emphasised that the current minimum wage is insufficient, as it can only cover the cost of half a tank of fuel for civil servants who own vehicles with a 100-litre petrol tank.
